Wheel-tire.



S. B. SCHORYx WHEEL TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8. IBI?.

5v. B. SCHORY perfs bns-rarrensedfi11 Pairs-'malharing; bearing Sleeves or knuckles'26'Ionfthe1r*u -,V.

per ends. A U-shaped rod 27 has its 1ntermediate portion rotatablyengaged.inthe l sleeves or eyes 28 fiXedtoitli'eiu'Ifder"side of the band 19. The angular end portionsof said rod are provided with openings to receive thetr bolt y29, whichv extends Athrough the` bearing sleeves 26 "on the supports 25.

The band 19 may be providedluponlitsoute- I face-With spaced, transverse cleats K30, ,and

to;,lthe1 innerfilopposedf faces off fthel '-treajd ,j members 13, spaced stop lugs 31 are''securedvl with the teeth 21 on'on'eend of theband 19,

27 being. liftedsorlmoved f oilt'rva'rjcllyY upon the supports 25.*'toi radial position, as the diameter @of-rthfeybandl increases.A Theffmud band having the cleats 3O`thereo1`fil isf-thus l distendedbetw'eenthe itread members-13 so as to secure a firm contactor grippingen gagement uponl muddy road surfaces, Where by the necessary travc'tive force 1s obtained for the propulsion lof-the' vehicle; The tire structureV as a ,Wliolef will, at vthe-sametime,

yield-to 'excessive pre'ssures'both when 'the mud bandi is ndistended in-v an operative'l positioni orI whenV thisband is inits inoperative positio'nl'asseenin the drawing j Fr'orn lthe 'foregoing description,taken inl connection l with the 7'1accompanying fdraW- ing'.,='ftlieconstructionand -mfan'nerr -ofoperationof-' the'odevice Willi be clearly -andffu'lly Y* understood, By the vuse' ofV `myV v improved Wheelrltire,expense andffdelays incident to pntictures and. blow-outs'x asfisva Ycommon 'oc currence flin the" us'e of thepneul'natic tire', are ,'ravorded,'f'and by! theprov-isionf'of the flthey lfare. not transmittedlto 'the bod-y; of the y vehicle'f 'll/lyf'fimp'roved wvheeljtirefis 'also`4 exceedingly f strong land Avdurable in #its con-V structiomfand it-.f'consists of'l relatively f few.' elements f which *are all of simple form,"` the devficef can manifestly bei manufja'ct'ured:l

While I VYhave Ishown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of the several parts, it is to be understood that theV device is susceptible of considerable modification therein Van'dI, therefore, reserve theprivilege of adopting all such legitimate v,changes as may be fairly embodied Within thev spirit and scope of the inventionmz'is` claimed. l

"Having l thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patentis: n 'V' Wheel tire including a felly band, spaced 'annular tread members, means dis-r posedfbetween the tread members `rand the felly" band and yieldably supporting the@ tread members in concentric relationAv Vto-tvhe fellyband, an `.cXpansible mud band ar-` ranged between tlie tread 'members, and; manually operable means mounted'upon theV felly band and co-'acting with 'the mud :band to expand the same. l '2.A Wheel tire including a 'felly'bzfmch'A spaced annular tread members), means dis# posed between the'fellyQband and the tready members and yieldably supporting the tread members in spaced concentric relationto theV felly`band,a split mud bandarranged be-vv tween the tread members and having overjlapping end portions, a rotatable cam mem-l ber mounted upon thev fellyv bandand coi acting with one end of the mud bankd'to expand the latter, and meansl for holding said cam member against rotation;

3; A VWheelftire including' a fellyband,

spaced annular tread members, means dis;-

pos'ed between the felly band and the tread members and yieldably supportingthe tread members lin spaced, Vconcentric relation to'l the` felly band, a split mud ban/d arranged; 1

l, between the tread members and having overlapping endl portions, a plurality off" supporting members pivotally mounted uponn Y thef'elly band and connected to" the" mud band and extending radially of ltheffvvheel when Athe mud band lisexpanded, land ually operablel means `mounted uponjthej` fellybandand co-acting with one' end: 'of4 the mudband vto expand theA same between' thetread members. Y, Y In testimony `whereof I hereuntoV affixY my signature 1in the presence of 'two `yvitnesses. 'SAMLUELB ,sGHoRry Witnesses: j I '5 WVMQDISHQNG, l/VfOfWAtnnoE. j 

